14:25 Sandown

Friday 6 December 2019

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Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 173y  |   Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:27  |   Winning time: 5m 17.15s
1st
Horse silk
2
511-0
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Tracked leaders, pushed along to press leader 2 out, led soon after last, ridden out tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
1
20/1
T: P R WebberJ: G Sheehan
Led, ridden 2 out, hit last and soon headed, kept on one pace tchd 22/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
3
9/4f
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Pressed leader, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace op 5/2 tchd 2/1
4th
Horse silk
6
4
7/2
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
In touch, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on same pace op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
7/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
In touch in rear, ridden 2 out, kept on flat op 4/1 tchd 9/2
6th
Horse silk
4
5
13/2
T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson
In touch, pushed along before 2 out, weakened soon after 2 out op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
7/1
T: R RoweJ: James Davies
Keen in touch in rear, ridden and headway 2 out, weakened flat tchd 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.70Pl:£4.30, £5.50EX:£151.30Trifecta:£476.40SF:£152.85Swingers:£17.30, £4.10, £8.40

Forecasts

Happygolucky (9/4), Ofalltheginjoints (7/2), Emmas Joy (7/2), Overthetop (13/2), Up The Straight (7/1), Enrilo (10/1), House Island (20/1)

Verdict

A fascinating Grade 2 novices' hurdle. The sky is the limit for Olly Murphy's facile Carlisle scorer Overthetop who defends a proud unbeaten record (3-3). House Island took his chance (odds-on favourite Enrilo flopped on soft ground) in a less competitive race at Ludlow, while both Up The Straight (Lingfield) and Emmas Joy (Warwick) simply can't be knocked. However, after taking everything into consideration, the spotlight falls upon Kim Bailey's Happygolucky and Colin Tizzard's OFALLTHEGINJOINTS. The selection went down fighting under a penalty (Kempton) to Tuesday's Southwell winner Boss Man Fred, and that has the feel of rock-solid form.
  1. Ofalltheginjoints
  2. Overthetop
  3. Happygolucky

Previous Winners

2018
Alsa Mix
Weight: 10-7  |Age: 6
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00

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